SKODA FABIA ALTERNATOR FIX Testing& Diagnosis 1.9 PD Mk 1 00-07

[@jaehunlee9732]

I love your consistent fixing the Fabia for years, it helps me a lot to maintain my Fabia, I will never throw it away, never surrender as long as I can watch your video! :D

[@HatBoyHarvey]

@@jaehunlee9732 Thanks for your kind words of support. I will continue making Fabian videos to help anybody's problems until I run out of ideas. I plan to get a Mk2 sometime and pass this one on if anybody wants it :-)

[@TAIFUNTeam]

Hello 😊 Nice video. Thx! 1. I disassembled the generator. The bearings in it were very worn out, they were dry. 2. Your car has low antifreeze levels. 😢

[@HatBoyHarvey]

@@TAIFUNTeam I intend to see what if anything I can do with the ole alternator as I did renovate it a number of years ago with new slip rings, stator, bearing etc, but this new reclaimed one works well for such little money I'm happy for now. Yes I'm aware the coolant it low and maybe leaking somewhere, but haven't found a leak anywhere yet, thanks :-)

[@RobSchofield]

@@HatBoyHarvey I had a very slow, small leak from the lower rad pipe connection on the passenger side. Because it was so slow, and it dripped into the lower under-body shield, it accumulated small amounts in a puddle in the shield that didn't drain away. Drive the car and it all blew out of the shield. Turned out just to be a crusty mess around the pipe swage on the radiator pipe: clean it, and the inside of the hose, re-fit and the problem went away.

[@ALXABABYCASHMERE]

Great Harvey! I have this issue. I have fitted a new battery and previously a new alternator and my battery still isnt charging. I am now going to look into that voltage regulator! Thanks very much!

[@HatBoyHarvey]

You can test the rectifier for good or bad. I have a video on it.

[@shamraizwarraich4278]

Hello sir....really appreciate u nice videos I learned a lot with u.....plz can I make a video for replacing engine heaters plzzz.....?? For pre heating the engine.....

[@HatBoyHarvey]

@@shamraizwarraich4278 Thanks, I will look into this and add that to my list.

[@ruimvp]

Hello Harvey and thank you for the tutorial. This was a 2 in 1. You also teach me how to replace the belt 🙂. I had a Seat that drove for 21 years without alternator problems. Now the skoda has also 21 years and the original alternator still. My wife's car has 14 years and original alternator. What causes alternator failures?

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Hi Rui, you've been lucky as alternator all ware out over time and also have sudden electrical failures. The brushes and slip rings are common war items, but also the stator and bearings. Regulators brushes ware out, overheating due to supplying high current usage hastens failure. Diodes within the rectifier can overheat and failures due to age, temp/pressure differences occur. Take care :-)

[@RobSchofield]

@@HatBoyHarvey Rectifier/diode failures can occur with a bad chassis ground, or an overvoltage/overcurrent when you try to jump start the car from a flat battery.

[@_ukraiskiy_uhilyant.]

You are the best!

[@HatBoyHarvey]

@@_ukraiskiy_uhilyant. I will take that comment, thanks :-)

[@RobSchofield]

Another good 'un! 🙂

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Tis reyt enough lad, Ta :-)

[@paullandells4107]

@@HatBoyHarvey I like the "translate to English" I see on your comment ha ha

[@gegirti]

i'm wondering whose fabia has more problems, harvey's or mine? but one thing for sure, he has ability to fix all issues heheh

[@HatBoyHarvey]

I've left the fabia standing now for over a year so I guess the recent issues are more than enough reason to keep using your fabia, otherwise sht happens ;-/

[@Brucepwr]

Have you already replaced the steering rods in this Fabia?

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Not the whole rod yet, but I am just doing a tie rod end ;-)

[@paullandells4107]

Hi, I like your videos because they are easy to follow and I can imagine myself there. You mentioned there is no battery warning lamp with the ignition switched on. An illuminated lamp shows that current is flowing through the lamp and field winding to magnetize the rotor. Without a magnetized rotor the altenator will not produce elecricity. Therefore I suspect your altenator problem lies there.

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Thanks, your right about the light, so will investigate that further. The rectifier had failed. Now it's charging, but the bat light doesn't seem to come on so that would indicate a wire break or the instrument led, but it's charging, so Q why? I'll test the connector. Thanks, stay tuned :-)

[@paullandells4107]

@@HatBoyHarvey I've heard that the lamp could be paralled with a low value resistor as a safety measure to keep the current flowing if the lamp should blow, but that was on a system with actual lamps not LED's

[@paullandells4107]

As a further note a LED would not pass sufficient current for the field winding so is probably just used as an indicator with a paralled resistor (or some other control path) providing the necessary current...I think

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Yes, i would think that may be the case, will do some testing soon, thanks for the input :-)

[@RobSchofield]

@ 4:20 - looks as if the right-hand slip ring does not have as much swept wear as the left - low brush pressure/weak brush spring?

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Aye, t'owl thing tis bust t'int end

[@RobSchofield]

@@HatBoyHarvey 😄

[@igortempra1054]

У меня 1.9 sdi combi.

[@HatBoyHarvey]

Uses the same alternator